Tribe Cruises Past George Mason on Senior Day

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (April 15, 2012) - William and Mary cruised past George Mason, 18-8, on Senior Day at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field on Sunday afternoon.

After leading 9-5 at halftime, the Tribe (3-12, 1-4) scored seven of the first eight goals in the second half to pull away for the victory.

The Tribe utilized a balanced attack offensively, as nine different players found theback of the cage. Freshman Kaleigh Noon led the team with a career-high sixpoints on four goals – coming on just five shots – and two assists.

The Baltimore, Md., native also posted a career-best six draw controls. Junior Kyrstin Mackrides recorded four goals as well, while senior Maggie Anderson totaled five points on two goals and a game-high three assists. Sophomore Taelor Salmon also came up big with three points (2g, 1a), while junior Caitlin Murphy scored twice.

W&M opened the game well and quickly jumped out to a 3-0 lead less than three minutes into the contest. Stillwell provided the first goal off an assist from Anderson,while senior Stephanie Steinweg added the second goal on an 8-meter opportunity. Murphy tallied the third score off another assist from Anderson.

Although George Mason (3-11, 1-4) answered with a pair of scores, the Tribe rattled off another 3-0 run to build a 6-2 advantage. Dougherty and Mackrides posted the first two goals, while Murphy found the back of the cage off an assist fromNoon at the 18:44 mark.

The Patriots responded with back-to-back goals again, but W&M outscored GMU, 3-1, during the remainder of the half to lead, 9-5, at halftime.

The Tribe pulled away in the second half, as it outscored Mason, 7-1, during the first 23 minutes of the stanza to build a commanding 16-6 lead. Noon recorded three goals during the stretch, while Salmon scored twice.

Mason was unable to cut the margin to less than nine the rest of the way, as W&M earned the lopsided victory.

As a team,W&M held a 14-13 edge in draw controls and owned a 23-19 advantage in ground balls. Additionally, the College scored on 18 of its 30 shots for a .600 shooting percentage.

Emily Ellisen led George Mason with five points (4g, 1a) and posted a team-high four drawcontrols.

The Tribe will close out the regular season when it plays at Drexel and Hofstra next weekend.